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Posts from April 2022

Devil in the details

photo of a broken raw egg

Deviled egg carrier question goes rogue in Ask Metafilter, devolves into delicious, delicious deviled eggs recipes (the secret is butter!). This wild, cockamamie behavior — and I cannot stress this un oeuf — is very, very naughty.

04/10/22
by taz

Coffee Talk

Stumptown coffee truckStumptown coffee truck by SusieWyshak (cc by-nc-nd)

I used to own a coffee shop in the lower east side of Manhattan ... newpotato with some very interesting inside advice in the Is coffee truck profitable? thread. ☕️

04/10/22
by taz

Ingenius

Tom Tom Club album colorful illustrated cover art

The genius of Genius of Love; the genius of Lispector; the genius of a hyperpolyglot carpet cleaner; the genius of a kite; the genius of talkative mefites commenting on the genius of talkative fungi; the genius of a talkative exoskeleton; the genius of design and surviving loss; the genius of poetry.

04/09/22
by taz

Because, apparently, not everything everywhere all the time is utterly awful: US Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, friends.

04/08/22
taz

🤖🚀❤️

threads of sorrow

Travelling through magic(Le voyage enchanté)Travelling through magic(Le voyage enchanté) by PATRICE OUELLET (cc by-nc-nd)

There's not a lot of research on this, because it can't be monetized and grief is hard to quantify in order to measure ... Lyn Never with some extremely insightful commentary on understanding grief in lab.beetle's Ask Metafilter post Can you help a friend with how hard and confusing grief can be?

04/07/22
by taz

No coke

Pepsi ColaPepsi Cola by dok1 (cc by)

Have you ever been sitting around and suddenly thought, gee, I wish I knew a lot more about Pepsi? No? Well, just in case that happens. Also, don't miss this fascinating explanation of "puffery" from Shepherd. Puffery is weird! And so is "reasonable personhood," about which you might like to know a lot more!

04/06/22
by taz

19th Century What-ho!

booksbooks by Kurt:S (cc by)

omg, it's hidden treasure! Wobbuffet's FPPs I never posted (March edition) in the flipping free thread. (And don't miss the ones that were posted!)

04/05/22
by taz

Simply...

Simply the BestSimply the Best by Ray Larabie (cc by)

I have big feelings about my very bougie toilet brush!centrifugal. In Ask Metafilter, dobbs wants to know What are your favorite mundane items? "I want to own the best box cutter, oven mitts, key ring, wallet, dog collar and lead, notebook, pen, reusable shopping bag, bed sheets, sponge, dish washing brush, lint remover, and _______ on the planet."

04/04/22
by taz

Infernal Engines

1-20-2007 1-39-51 PM_00671-20-2007 1-39-51 PM_0067 by Clemson (cc by)

Vehicles what require "the knowing" to operate: Lots of great stories (and wisecracks) in nicwolff's post A few things to know before stealing my 914, including why sardonyx cannot buy a Miata, uncleozzy's friend's Car of Theseus, OHenryPacey's friend and the four seasons of the 914, and more! Vroooom! 🏎

04/03/22
by taz

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